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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1906
Page
4
The article argues Otto Bosshard will win renomination as county district attorney. It highlights his experience and record, noting sixty felons convicted totaling 174 years, 620 cases handled, county savings on bonds, and $3,000 recovered for insane or pauper estates. It frames his triumph as a political fact in the Republican primary.
Senator Ernest Merton of Waukesha seeks the democratic gubernatorial nomination and will address Frohsinn hall tomorrow night. The candidate is praised for integrity and reform, with a note of past alignment with La Follette and a split over a compromise rate bill.
Opinion argues Durland’s record is broadly satisfactory but notes possible mistakes. It discusses a lobbyist bill renamed to seem harsher, the opposition by corporate stalwarts, and Durland’s vote against the measure. It questions whether the issue reflects broader judgement concerns.
The article argues the lobby works to sway legislators by exploiting weak spots, money, debts, or compromising situations. It contends a law restricting lobby methods would help pass good laws and kill bad ones, while noting Republicans must judge Durland's renomination based on his vote.
A speaker representing Governor Davidson gave an address in this city amid heat and light attendance. He will return in person on Wednesday, expected to draw a larger audience as Wisconsin voters await fuller discussion of candidates and issues.
Governor Folk of Missouri urged active citizenry at a Rockford chautauqua addressing moral reform. He cited St Louis and Philadelphia as examples of public awakening and spoke of a moral regeneration driven by responsible citizens. A Washington monument will be raised in the capital of the native country with Hungarian-American attendance. Weiner street will be renamed Washington street in honor of the event.
Athol, Mass august 27 judge Charles Field enters his ninety second year and remains the oldest Massachusetts bench member. He has served twenty one years on the bench and travels 34 miles to Gardner for occasional sessions. Field is praised as a practical, humane jurist with strong health and character. He was a republican elector in 1860 and became judge of the First district court of Northern Worcester in 1884. He married Caroline Alden in 1856, descendant of John Alden of Plymouth.
A quirky column notes embalmers in Milwaukee will hold a convention likely featuring phonograph music. It also jokes about this year’s political scene likened to a parlor game and parodies reform spelling. It mentions Wall Street magnates and Grand Duke Vladimir in satirical observations.
Buda Pesth authorities announce the Washington statue will be unveiled on Sept. 16 inviting mayors of American cities, presidents of universities, and leading U S figures. The effort echoes the earlier Kossuth monument in Cleveland and Hungarian Americans who aided that project.
London Aug 27 Sir Charles Hardinge the permanent under secretary of the foreign office is the man who carries on Britains foreign affairs though little known to the public He is under fifty and has served as secretary at Washington acted as agent and consul general at Sofia and St Petersburg and has won King Edwards full confidence on continental trips.
The Dutch linguistic and literary congress begins its twenty-ninth session in Brussels with King Leopold and the Queen of Holland as patrons. Topics include archaeology music education and the arts as they relate to Dutch language and literature, bibliography folklore drama and plastic arts.
Windsor Ont August 27 The racing meet began under conditions favoring success. The Canadian circuit backs the event, which will run sixteen days here and then continue with meetings in Toronto and Hamilton.
In Guthrie Oklahoma the Bliss area hosts vast melon patches with a humorous sign offering a five dollar fine to anyone who passes by without eating. The region ships over 1 000 carloads annually of watermelons and cantaloupes, led by Lawrie a small flag station north of Guthrie.
The End of the World of troubles that robbed E. H. Wolfe of Bear Grove Indiana of usefulness came when he began taking Electric Bitters. He says kidney trouble caused great suffering two years ago and he would not have survived without the tonic. It cured general debility and various ailments. 50 cents at O. T. Erhart's drug store.
Public financial statement for the Vian National Bank of La Crosse Wisconsin as of June 18 1906 shows resources including loans and discounts overdrafts U S bonds and drafts in other bonds and banking house and fixtures cash and due from banks totaling 3 726 999 15 with capital stock 400 000 00 undivided profits 390 000 00 deposits 2 805 635 63.
The June 18 1906 balance sheet shows Loans and discounts 2 773 023 19 in U S bonds 50 000 00 cash resources 520 997 73 and U S deposits 274 596 06. Liabilities include capital surplus undivided profits 29 778 19 and deposits total 4 137 685 01 with the bank acting as United States depository.
The report from La Crosse Wisconsin dated June 18 1906 details loans and discounts overdrafts U S and other bonds and securities banking house and fixtures due from banks and in vaults and liabilities in a financial condition summary.
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